Outer coat



Feb. 21, 1950 s. SUMMER 2,498,347

OUTER COAT Filed Jan. 2'7, 1949.

INVENTOR. SAMUEL SUMMER HIS ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 21 1950 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I H 4 2,498,347 a w OUTER COAT Samuel Summer, Albany, N. Y.

Application January 27, 1949, Serial No. 73,083

. 3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to outer coats including topcoats, overcoats, and like garments, and:

particularly to the varieties thereof adapted to be used with detachable inner linings as occasion may require. Coats so adapted have attained considerable vogue, particularly those provided with an inner lining removably attachable by hook fastener means and a single slide fastener capable of being quickly and conveniently manipulated for inserting or removing the liner. Such slide fastener means have various advantages, but their use has heretofore been attended by some disadvantages also. They are commonly applied to the outer coat by a tape carrying part of the fastener which is attached to the inner side of a fiy or flap for concealing the same, the flap extending continuously -up the facings of the opposed fronts of the coats, over the shoulders and across the back below'the collar. Such a flap; with or without the fastener means, involves a loose flap under the collar portion of the coat which often tends to curl out of place and expose any attached fastener means, besides introducing a degree of bulk tending to interfere with the fit and hang of the garment, and being otherwise cumbersome in the handling of the coat.

"While, as stated, some wearers prefer a coat with a detachable lining, others prefer to avoid the above objections where only a topcoat is desired without such a lining, thus leading to two lines of demand. From the point of view of the manufacturer and retailer, on the other hand, it is desirable to meet both demands without the necessity, however, of "carrying double stocks and there has been an existing need for a suitable coat to solve this problem.

It has been proposed to construct a garment having separate flaps on the opposed fronts provided with hook fasteners and discontinued at the neck portion, with several snap fastener or other means at the neck portion for attaching thereto an extended portion at the top of the detachable lining. .Such a construction, however, involves the manipulation of two sets of hook fasteners and several other fastening means at.

the neck portion of the coat, so as to be tedious and inconvenient and more likely to get out of order than a single continuous hook fastener means operated by a single slide fastener.

I One object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide an improved garment of the above character having a more simple, convenient and inexpensive construction.

.'Another object is the provision of such a garment having no free or exposed flap, hook fastener or other attaching means encumbering the top'of the back of a garment intended for use without a detachable'lining, but capable of being readily adapted to provide a continuous attaching flap and hook fastener means for inserting a detachable lining by the quick, easy and convenient operation of a single slide fastener, where the coat is desired for use with a detachable lining.

A further object is to supply a coat having the above advantages and capable of adaptation as described, with a minimum of alteration of its appearance and construction and with minimum expense. v

To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of the inside of an outer coat embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view as seen from the line 2--2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the coat adapted for and containing a detachable lining, and

Fig. 4 is a schematic sectional view as seen from the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

The invention is embodied, in the present instance, by way of illustration, in an outer coat or topcoat comprising opposed fabric fronts, In and II (Fig. 1) and back portions or yokes, l2 and I3, which may be of customary construction. The opposed fronts are provided with facings, l4 and.

tion I! is spaced from the piped inner free edge is of the facing so as to leave a free fly or flap l9 extending substantially continuously from adjacent the bottoms of the fronts, up and across the shoulders and the back yokes, as shown, to provide attachment for a separable lining, as hereafter described.

The coat is made with at least a part lining,- indicated generally at 20, comprising front yokes 2| and back yokes 22, connected by shoulder seams, as 23. These back yokes are extended at their tops to provide a flap-like portion 24 extending upwardly over and covering the flap 19- of the facings and detachably secured to the facings at the base of the collar 25, as by lines of stitching 25 of an accessible nature adapted to securely hold the extension 24 in place, but capable ofbeing readily ripped outto free the flap 24 if so desired. When thus sewed in place in the manufacture of the garment, flap 24 covers The above described construction is further shown schematically in Fig. 2 from which it will be seen that the extension or flap, 24 forms-a substantially continuous and smooth connection between the back yokes and the collar of thecoat;

It will be understood, ofv course, that the coat may include. ,the -usualor 2any suitablecanvas;

paddingi or other; interiorplies which, for clearer illustration, have beenom-ittedfrom the drawing.)

When the coatisusold to. ,a,,customer..-desiringito use it with a detachable innerzlinin ethe coatas. [above described, isreadily adaptable: for." such use. ,Toithis'end-th'esllines ofistitchinglzfi of-the flap extension 24- of-the-back yokes are ripped out.

andathe extension .is inserted. under .cthei-flap. J 9 and the facings at the base of the collar-,and secured; in a thiswalteredposition; as by means ,of lines "of, stitching, 21-. which may ,beof the: invisv iblesvariety, securing-at; to :the fabric back, east, shown in Fig. 3,,"01'4150; somerothen interior ,ply

inside the-flapplfl. This relocation of theabackyoke flap 24 exposes the continuous facing; flap i 9 .;to, the. under side (of;,whichaissstitched ithe known variety of tapew28 ,;carrying a lineof hook-i fasteners 29: for, cooperation-with the associated line of hook fasteners 3Bwon a ta'pesewnto .the' freesedges ofv a usual-innerlini-ng} I.. The coatis thus. readily .adapted for the attachment .and

removal of the inner lining by meanspf the known continuous hook fastener means; whichds' quickly and conveniently operatede 'by-ya single-1, 40 slide iastenerrandswithia.rminimium,likelihood-of derangementin ..the ,1ocation.,-or attachment of 1 the parts The .coat as. thus adapted is; further illustrated;

schematically in.Fig.,.4,jshowing theifiap ,l 9' have, r

ing. stitched thereto, a, as. at. 3 2 l.the. tape .2 8' bf the row of hook .fasteners 29 enga ed .Withithe, coop- -g eratingafasteners of. the. inner lining, 3 [,jth'e. back.

attachingvfiap ,l 9 fe-xte'nds', over and jneatly' 1COI17- ceals'.,the...hookJastener, means, ascustomaryin'f theuseof such'fa'stehers,

The invention -thus.pro,vides=a garmentsucheast.

at athe top ,ofwits .back -to interfere, with. its fit? oreobstruct, its handlings;v Attheusamestime, the. construction is such as, ,to ,be zreadilyev provided 6U with the-known continuous; hook fastener means,v

adapted for operation by a singleslide fastener; forwquickly, and conveniently attaching orira moving, a separable. lining. SuchLadaptation. of;

l the-coattis readilyaccomplishedby simpleealterr,

ationsirequiring minimum: changes ;in the ;ap,-,.. pearance and-l construction .of; ,the coat-and, at minimumulaborand --expense. The-invention;

thus) makes itpracticable forra manufacturer :to. pnovid'e'sthe IQtQiIBlnWith a asinglelstoclreof ,gar,-,- 1 ments-.1which :may. ;be, readily adapted "by thel re-c tailemto meet the epreference -10fteach ,.customer-- asrregards: the rpreferen-cerofz 5a separableilinineg Itzwillgthusrbe'seemthatnthe invention accom'a;

plishes it's wbjectssandswhile it has-adoeenmereim,

4 disclosed by reference to the details of a preferred embodiment, it'is to be understood that such disclosure is intended in an illustrative, rather than a limiting sense, as it is contemplatedu thativ'ariofus moidific'atioiisi in? the construction and-arrangement of-the parts will readily occur to those skilled in the art, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An outer coat provided with a permanent inner. lining for at, least the upper portions thereof and witha flap extending substantially continuously-from the bottom of the front at one side of said coat inwardly of the free edge thereof upwardly overv=the-..shoulders,,iacrosss-the neck:.-portion; and down the-zeppQSedfront .of -said.eoat., adjacent itsabottom, said fiap beingt adapted fon-theq. attachment tolitseunder side. a'and=.to-cQ ,eal-, continuous! tape carrying fastening means-for V detachable inner coatrlining, ,and said permanent lining having-at its top;a portion extending overs andeovering: said flap and stitchedtothe:iacingsx of said ,coatto provide.- ,a smooth andrunbrokena innerlining acrossthe neck portion land between, theeshoulders thereof, said :lining- Eextensionbeing s,

adapted .to be detachedandstitchedin position-s under said fiap topontinuouslm exposesethe: same, for ,attachment thereto of,said-. tape,,of. saidfas tening means. I v

2.: An outer; coat,.having opposed.. frontsr-prne vided-with 'facings havingfree inner, edges, form-,2: ing. ya, ,flap extending: substantially. continuously; from adjacent the bottomsof said. frontsupwardly ,around. theish-oulders-and acnossgthe neck .portion,,:-,. saidv flap being adapted forthe, attachment. to itsls undenside and to econcealla ,substantially ,cona tinuousrtape carryingfifastening ,mea-nsfor a de tachable. inner .coatilining, =saidflcoat having ,atm least a part, lining, stitched.the-reinunder said flap.

but .with a portioniatthetop ,of .said inner lining"; I extending over and covering said flap and stitched;

to said facingstoprovideasmoothand unbroken inner. liningacross the neck'portion ,and betweene,

a the shoulders of said. coat,lsaid ilininglextension-i being adapted ,to' be detached andstitched in .posietion undergsaicl .flap to. continuously; expose these same for:attachmenttheretorof said tape'forsaid. fasteningmeans 3. An .outencoat having.,opposed fronts1,pr0-,

vided withrfacings extending from adjacentthe'e;v

bottoms of said frontslecontinuouslylup aroundl. the. shoulders. and. across the, back, ,yokes, .4 said facings having. free iinnermedges spaced frlom..,the,a outer, edges ;of. said .fronts. and donning: a flap, extending substantially continuously from adj'a-w cent the ,bottoms, of, said frontsiupwardly, oven the, shoulders .andQacross said back .yokes; said; flap being adapted for...attachinenti to its ,under, side and to normally. conceal.a continuousvtape, carrying ,slide fastening. zmeansfor a "detachable; innen. coat lining, said coat havingratleasta part; lining stitched fthereir'i, andrundern the said-flail, but havin fi p rtion at the toppfQsaid' innenlining, between thev .shouldenseams extending over and. covering said .flap.,-and stitched'in position to provide a smooth; and .unbroken ,innenlin'ing across the top of said backv yokes,. said lining extension being adapted to be detached;and.,restitched;

position ,under said ,fiap, to continuously expose the. same for. attachment thereto of said tape of, said fastening means;

SAMUEL SUMlVif Noreferencesscitedx. 

